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Welcome to the home page for the Craig Hinton Memorial Anthology, edited by Jay Eales (discipline_lad), David McIntee (lonemagpie) and Adrian Middleton (adrian_middle). Shelf Life is an unofficial collection of illustrated fiction inspired by the Doctor Who fiction of Craig Hinton, and dedicated to his memory. All profits will be donated to the BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION.

Craig, who passed away on 3rd December 2006, was best known for his Doctor Who spin-off works, which included the novels The Crystal Bucephalus, Millennial Rites, GodEngine, The Quantum Archangel and Synthespians, as well as the Excelis Decays audio play. He is known as the originator of "fanwank", a term based on the overt use of continuity references in his stories.

Such was the love and affection felt for Craig in the world of Doctor Who that many of his friends and fans felt the need to do something special to remember him by. The result of that need has now been realised in the form of Shelf Life, which contains stories and illustrations from people all around the world, writers and ordinary fans alike.

With so many contributions, and so many breakthrough writers, and with each story accompanied by full-page artwork, it has taken the best part of two years to bring this project to fruition. With slipping deadlines fluctuating between his birthdays and the anniversaries of his death, we're finally in a position to make our tribute available.